On July 30th, 1954, a young Elvis Presley played what is considered his first real public concert at the Overton Park Shell. Elvis’ first single for Sun Records, the now legendary “That’s All Right (Mama),” had just been released and Presley was a relatively unknown opening act on a multi-artist bill headlined by country singer Slim Whitman.
Elvis would perform several shows at the Shell over the next year, before becoming the biggest star rock-and-roll would ever know. This fall, the King returns, in a way, to the venue that launched him when Elvis, the 1968 NBC television special now popularly known as “the ’68 Comeback Special,” will be screened in the park as part of the 12th Indie Memphis Film Festival.
The screening will take place at 7 p.m., Friday, October 9th, at the recently refurbished and renamed Levitt Shell. The screening is being presented by Elvis Presley Enterprises and co-presented by the Levitt Shell and the Memphis Flyer. It will be free and open to the public.
